２０年宿泊者、ほぼ半減　コロナ禍で外国人８割減―観光庁

　観光庁が２６日に発表した宿泊旅行統計調査の速報値によると、２０２０年に国内のホテルや旅館に宿泊した人は前年比４８．９％減の延べ３億４８０万人だった。うち日本人は４０．３％減の２億８６７７万人で、外国人は８４．４％減の１８０３万人。現在と同じ調査手法を採用した１０年以降、いずれの人数も過去最少を記録した。
　新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受け、旅行控えや渡航制限が続いたことが影響した。減少幅は大阪府の６３．９％減が最も大きく、東京都の６２．３％減、沖縄県の６１．１％減と続いた。（2021/02/26-17:54）

The total number of nights that guests stayed at hotels and "ryokan" Japanese-style inns in Japan in 2020 dived 48.9 pct from the previous year to 304.8 million, preliminary data showed Friday.
   Voluntary restrictions on travel and tougher border controls amid the novel coronavirus pandemic caused the slump.
   Japanese travelers accounted for 286.77 million, down 40.3 pct, and foreign travelers 18.03 million, down 84.4 pct, according to the data, released by the Japan Tourism Agency.
   Both numbers sank to the lowest levels since the current survey method was adopted in 2010.
   Among the country's 47 prefectures, Osaka in western Japan saw the biggest drop of 63.9 pct, followed by 62.3 pct for Tokyo and 61.1 pct for the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.